It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he'd be the franchise's first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism.

The Karate Kid is an ’80s icon. It was an underdog story which used the burgeoning martial arts movement in the US to capture ...

Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, and Ralph Macchio star in Columbia Pictures' "Karate Kid: Legends." It's easy to be cynical about sequels when Hollywood's cinematic landscape is littered with bad examples ...

Like Macchio in 1984’s first “Karate Kid,” Ben Wang is ripe for "next big thing" status playing Li Fong, a teen who moves from Beijing to Brooklyn for a fresh start with his mom (Ming-Na Wen ...

Ben Wang siars in the fun and action-packed Karate Kid Legends, even if the limited screen tim of the legacy characters may leave some fans let down.

It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he'd be the franchise's first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism.

“Karate Kid: Legends,” which opens Friday, unites OG Ralph Macchio’s Daniel and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han from the 2010 movie to help Wang’s Li Fong win a New York City karate competition.

“Karate Kid: Legends,” which opens Friday, unites OG Ralph Macchio's Daniel and Jackie Chan's Mr. Han from the 2010 movie to help Wang's Li Fong win a New York City karate competition.

It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends,” he'd be the franchise's first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism.